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007meow t1_iwgqs8w wrote

Reply to comment by WirelessBCupSupport in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom

Remember the 2020 Beirut explosion?

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UglyInThMorning t1_iwiltxb wrote

They’re both very strong oxidizers, and dusts of them can explode because of that. They aren’t really traditional explosives on their own but in the event of a fire in a contained space they can deflagrate or detonate.

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